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Abstract

The monthly evening meeting was held on July 9th. The President, His
Excellency, Sir Robert G. C. Hamilton, K.C.B,, presided, Lady Hamilton
was also present.
Mr. F. Back, General Manager Tasmanian Government Railways,
was elected a Fellow of the Society. Includes correspondence in regard to the measurement of Tasmanian trees. Captain Shortt laid before the Society a chart showing the registration
of temperature by a self-registering thermometer recently received
from Paris. He explained that the instrument did not move by means
of spirit or mercury, but on an entirely new principle, i.e., the expansion
of a curved piece of brass.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Royal Society of Tasmania
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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